Indiana’s 10 Oldest Restaurants, Concert Lineups Revealed in Indy and South Bend, and St. Patrick’s Day Ideas
Release Date: 03/13/2026
He Quit His Dream Job After 9 Months – Then This Took Off | Michael Green, Flags For Good
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On today’s show I sat down with Michael Green, founder of Flags For Good, a purpose-driven flag company that donates proceeds to social causes. Green shares how his background in branding and a 2019 TEDx talk led him to start the business as a side hustle, which grew through SEO and viral TikTok content and eventually prompted him to leave his Texas A&M athletics “dream job” after nine moFnths. We discuss vexillology, why flag design is objective, what makes good and bad state flags (including Indiana), and how symbols build belonging. Green recounts moving to Indiana, finding...
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The Third-Largest Parade in the U.S. – And Most People Miss It | Dave Neff, 500 Festival
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On today’s show I sat down with Dave Neff, the new president and CEO of the 500 Festival, a community and civic organization that produces events to enrich the lives of Hoosiers, drive community impact, and celebrate the spirit of the Indy 500. Neff dives into the organization’s 70-year history, its origin inspired by the Kentucky Derby Festival, and his career path through Pacers Sports & Entertainment, ExactTarget, EDGE Mentoring, Prolific, and Purdue’s NIL collective Boilermaker Alliance. Neff explains the 500 Festival’s role in community engagement around the Indy 500,...
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Why Celebrities Keep Coming to Muncie | President Mearns, Ball State University
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Chirp chirp! On today’s show I sat down with Ball State University President Geoffrey S. Mearns to learn why he chose Ball State and Muncie, emphasizing education’s transformational power, Ball State’s residential campus, and the university’s responsibility to support community growth. President Mearns explains Ball State’s origins from the Ball Brothers’ 1917 gift, its continuing strength in teacher education, and high Indiana retention among graduates. He dives into Ball State’s nationally recognized media and Sports Link programs and alumni engagement, including David...
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The Life-Changing Call that Led Him to the World Cup | Bryce Campbell, USA Rugby
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On today’s show I sat down with retired USA Rugby center Bryce Campbell, who earned 48 caps, played over 100 pro matches, and most recently suited up for the Chicago Hounds before retiring in 2025 and returning to Indianapolis to help revive Kuntz Stadium. Campbell remembers discovering rugby at Broad Ripple Park with the Royal Irish, winning a national title, and playing club rugby at Indiana University. Study abroad in Sydney then led to USA Selects, a call from Irish rugby legend Declan Kidney, his first cap against Romania, and a career that included driving Uber early on, signing with...
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After Losing His Best Man, He Built Something Bigger | Tom Hanley, Nine13sports
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On today’s show I sat down with Tom Hanley, a Marian University alum and four-time track cycling national champion who founded Indianapolis nonprofit Nine13sports to get kids active and teach life skills through cycling. Hanley shares how he got into cycling as a kid, Marian’s prominence in collegiate cycling, and his elite racing path before a tragic party-bus crash on his wedding day killed his best man and left Hanley with crushed vertebrae and a brain injury, ending his cycling career. He explains channeling grief into launching Nine13sports in 2012, including the Kids Riding Bikes...
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Get Indiana From Founding to the Future
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On today’s show I sat down with my colleague Cheyne Reiter to share a behind-the-scenes deep dive into Get Indiana’s rapid growth, from its origins as a Powderkeg business podcast launched in March 2023 to a broader statewide media brand with a website, newsletters and socials launched in 2025. We outline the company’s ecosystem, with almost 300,000 combined social followers across 10 social accounts, a statewide newsletter and multiple localized newsletters reaching over 25,000 Hoosiers, daily blog posts from a team of writers, and an advertiser-supported model. We announce the Get...
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How Can a Fast-Growing Town Keep Its Identity? | John Stehr, Zionsville Mayor
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On today’s show I sat down with Zionsville mayor John Stehr, who has prioritized the city’s small-town identity despite its population more than doubling since 2010. A former TV journalist of 42 years and longtime WTHR anchor, Stehr was elected as the mayor of Zionsville in 2023 after running on better communication, civility, and responsible growth. He recalls his broadcasting path from Pittsburgh through multiple markets, his view of news, and why he left as media economics and opinion pressures increased. John explains how serving on the parks board revealed communication gaps that...
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He Gave 10,000 Shoes to Kids in Need | Casey Crouse, New Shoe Day
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On today’s show I sat down with Casey Crouse, founder and executive director of New Shoe Day, about ending shoe insecurity for Hoosier youth so kids can move, participate, and thrive with dignity. Casey traces his life of service to the 2005 death of his sister Ashley, an IU Dance Marathon leader, and how launching Carmel High School Dance Marathon in her honor led him to IU and eventually becoming IUDM president in 2009. In 2020, Casey and Trevor Dewitt created “1001 City,” running 10 miles a day for 100 days across Indianapolis, meeting residents and sparking the “New Shoe Day”...
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Inside Indiana’s Biggest Tech Night… and What’s Changing for Startups | Chelsea Linder, TechPoint
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On today’s show I sat down with Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at TechPoint, to preview the 27th annual Mira Awards (April 24 at the Palladium in Carmel), which spotlights Indiana’s digital economy across innovation, talent, and community. Chelsea discusses TechPoint’s mission, talent programs like the externship, and how the Mira Awards evolved into a larger gala as the ecosystem grew, including the long-running Trailblazer Award and past standouts like Republic Airways and SEP. She outlines new 2026 awards with CICP partners, including an Innovation with AI award...
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25 Million Gallons a Day – Panic vs. Reality | Steven Berube (Citizens Energy Group) and Dr. Bob Holden (Wessler Engineering)
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On today’s show I sat down with Steve Berube of Citizens Energy Group and Dr. Bob Holden of Wessler Engineering about water infrastructure needed for Lebanon’s LEAP District. Citizens was asked in late 2024 to supply up to 25 million gallons per day to Lebanon, which currently uses under 5 million, with delivery planned at 2 MGD by 2027, 10 MGD by 2028, and 25 MGD by 2031. They explain Lebanon’s long-standing “water desert” challenges, how Citizens’ 10 treatment plants and expansions at T.W. Moses Water Treatment Plant near Eagle Creek and White River North will support demand, and...
info_outlineOn today’s show I sat down with my colleague Cheyne Reiter to discuss trending headlines, Indiana events, St. Patrick’s Day weekend ideas, and more. Plus, I was joined by Cameron Sickafoose, who built a database of over 850 Indiana restaurants that have been open 30-plus years, including the Log Inn from 1825.
We discuss Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack’s group investing millions to build a 30–35,000 sq. ft. downtown Fort Wayne grocery store with bakery, deli, and fresh meat, targeted for early 2027. We then get into the $33.4B acquisition of AES by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT Infrastructure and discuss concerns about utility bills amid data-center power demand.
Our conversation moves to a lighter note with a preview of Final Four Weekend concerts in Indianapolis (Twenty One Pilots, Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney), a South Bend festival featuring Eric Church and Hardy, Colts free-agency moves, upcoming Journey and basketball tournaments in the Circle City, and St. Patrick’s Day recommendations.
Cameron also shares the top 10 oldest restaurants in Indiana and shares some of his top restaurant recommendations across the state.
If you like this episode and want to hear more Get IN. episodes where I interview Hoosiers making a difference or discuss trending topics in Indiana, visit getindiana.com/podcast.
You are going to learn about:
- Sweetwater Enterprise to Build Grocery Store in Fort Wayne
- AES Going From a Public Company to Privately Owned
- Final Four and Boots on the Bend Concert Lineups
- The Indianapolis Colts’ Offseason Moves
- Indiana’s Top 10 Oldest Restaurants
Check out these great clips from the show:
00:00 Top Indiana Headlines Preview
00:40 What’d We Learn About Indiana This Week
01:16 Butler Blue IV and PETA Debate
03:15 Fort Wayne Downtown Grocery Store
04:56 AES Buyout and Data Center Power
08:00 Final Four Concerts in Indy
09:29 South Bend Boots on the Bend Fest
10:12 Colts Free Agency Shakeup
12:05 Upcoming Indiana Events Calendar
14:45 Historic Restaurants Interview Begins
16:33 Why He Built the Restaurant Database
20:12 How He Verified Restaurant Ages
23:56 Oldest Restaurants: Log Inn and Slippery Noodle
28:05 Favorites and City Hotspots
30:10 Evansville Restaurant Deep Dive
31:48 Top Cities and Lake County
33:29 Cuisine Trends Over Decades
34:42 Turning the List Into a Tool
36:53 Top 10 Oldest Restaurants
41:46 Random Road Trip Picks
44:17 Support Local Legacy Spots
47:33 Trivia Games
51:58 Things to Do on St. Patrick’s Day
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